Shoe and sole positioning mechanism



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SHOE AND SOLE POSITIONING MECHANISM Figa Original Filed Dec. 16, 1929Sheets-Sheet 3 76 7 2 6' 5 290 Patented Feb. 13, 1934 UNITED STATESPATENT; OFFICE SHOE AND SOLE POSITIONING MECHANISM Application December16, 1929, Serial No. 414,516 Renewed May 11, 1932 41 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for use in themanufacture of shoes and particularly to improved mechanism forpositioning shoes and soles relatively to each other, as for example inthe cement-attaching of soles to compo shoes.

When cement-attaching soles to shoes, as performed in the manufacture ofcompo shoes, for example with the aid of machines such as that disclosedin my co-pending application for Letters Patent of the United StatesSerial No. 352,278, filed April 3, 1929, and in-Letters Patent of theUnited States No. 1,897,105, granted February 14, 1933, on anapplication filed in the name of Milton H. Ballard, it is necessary thatthe soles and shoes be accurately positioned relatively to each otherbefore the sole-attaching pressure is applied and that the shoes andsoles be held so that they cannot slip as the pressure is applied.Otherwise it would be necessary to allow a sub stantial surplus of soleleather which would not only increase the cost of the soles but wouldincrease the cost of the subsequent edge trimming operation and in someinstances at least would result in objectionably curling the marginalportion of the sole into engagement with the shoe upper beyond thenormal line of separation of the two.

It is, accordingly, an object of the present invention to provideimproved mechanism for positioning a shoe and a sole relatively to eachother, applicable, though not limited, to use in cement sole-attachingmachines of the type disclosed in the above-identified applications, themechanism preferably being so constructed and arranged that the shoe andsole-engaging parts will remain in engagement with and will control theposition of the shoe and the sole relatively to each other until aftersuch portion of the pressure has been applied as will hold them againstmovement relatively to each other.

It is an object of the invention, moreover, to provide shoe andsole-positioning mechanism adapted for use in machines of this type ofsuch a character that it will be applicable not only to the manufactureof shoes the heel seat portions of the soles of which are complete atthe time the soles are attached, as when the shoes are to have leatherheels or, if they are to have wood heels, when the heel seat fittingoperation is performed after the soles are attached, but also to shoesthe heel seat portions of which are reduced, as when the heel seatfitting operation is performed, wholly or in part, upon the soles beforethey are attached to the shoes.

feelers of the two sets are at all times so positioned relatively toeach other that, when brought into operative position, they willposition a shoe symmetrically with respect to a sole, regardless oftheir position lengthwise of the shoe and sole and regardless of thedistance by which the two feelers of each pair are spaced from eachother. Thus when the operator places a sole upon an appropriatesupporting member, such as the pad of a cement sole-attaching machine,and brings the feelers into operative position, the sole-engagingfeelers will find the edge portions of the sole regardless ofsubstantial variations in the position thereof, and after the operatorplaces a shoe upon the sole, the shoepositioning feelers, when they aremoved into contact with the shoe to position it relatively to the sole,will be maintained at all times substantially symmetrically positionedwith respect to the sole-engaging feelers so that the shoe will bepositioned symmetrically (normally centrally) with respect to the sole.

When the heel seat fitting operation is performed upon a sole before ithas been attached to a shoe, the marginal portion of the heel seat ofthe sole being beveled and having substantially a feather edge, it isdesirable if not necessary for the sole-engaging feelers to engage theuntrimmed portion of the sole forwardly of the heel breast line. It isdesirable, however, that the engagement take place no further forwardthan is required by the manner in which the heel seat has been fitted,since the shank portion of a shoe and last is normally non-symmetricalso that the positioning of theshoe by the shoepositioning feelers, theposition of which lengthwise of the shoe preferably corresponds at alltimes with that of the sole-engaging feelers, is complicated ifthey'engage the non-symmetrical portion of the shoe. Accordingly, afeature of the invention comprises mechanism, preferably adjustable, forcontrolling the position lengthwise of the sole and shoe at which thefeelers engage the sole and shoe. As illustrated, the 105 feelers arecarried by a carriage movable lengthwise of the shoe and carrying also afeeler member which, when brought to rest, as by meeting the end of thesole or by meeting the thumb of the operator held at the end of thesole, is efiec- 11 tive to operate latch mechanism to hold the carriageagainst further movement lengthwise of the shoe, whereupon thesole-engaging feelers are moved into engagement with the sole and arepositioned thereby. In accordance with other features of the invention,mechanism is provided in the illustrated machine for thereafter movingthe shoe-positioning feelers into engagement with a shoe which theoperator has placed upon the sole, thereby positioning the shoesymmetrically with respect to the sole, and for withdrawing the feelermember which has come to rest in engagement with or adjacent to the endof the sole. As illustrated, this mechanism is spring-operated and isrendered effective by the depression of a hand lever.

When the portion of the pad member upon which the heel portion of thesole rests is of unstiifened, flexible material, there is a strongtendency, if the sole-engaging feelers remain in engagement with thesole of the shoe while the pressure is applied, for the feelers to becaught between the pad member and the counter 'portion of the shoeupper, thereby preventing their withdrawal and perhaps injuring the shoeupper. Therefore, and in accordance with another feature of theinvention, means is provided, in the illustrated machine, by which theoperator can withdraw the sole-engaging feelers after a sufficientportion of the sole-attaching pressure has been applied to maintain theshoe and sole properly positioned relatively to each other and beforesufficient pressure has been applied to hinder. their withdrawal.

With the above and other objects and features in view the invention willnow be described with respect to the accompanying drawings whichillustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, and will be pointedout in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a cement sole-attaching machine embodyingthe present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of mechanism with which the machine is providedfor positioning the heel end of a sole and a shoe, showing also a padbox and pad upon which the sole and shoe are located while thesole-attaching pressure is applied, the positioning mechanism beingshown in the position which it occupies before the sole is put upon thepad of the pad box by the operator;

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are plan views on a larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2showing the heel end positioning mechanism in the positions which itoccupies before a sole is placed upon the pad box, after a sole has beenplaced upon the pad box and its edges engaged by sole-engaging feelerswith which the mechanism is provided, and

after a shoe has been placed upon the sole and positioned by thesole-positioning feelers of the device, respectively;

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the positioning mechanism showing theparts in the positions which they occupy in Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the positioning mechanism showing theparts in the positions which they occupy in Fig. 4, portions of thesupporting structure being broken away better to show what is behindthem;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of a movable carriage by which the sole-engagingand shoe-positioning feelers of the positioning mechanism are carried;

Fig. 9is a side elevation of a slide block which forms a connectionbetween the carriage of Fig.

8 and a cable by whichthe carriage isfmoved from the pad box;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the carriage of Fig. 8 and the block ofFig. 9, together with aportion of the mechanism carried by thecarriage;- I

Fig. 11 is a transverse section of the carriage 'and the slide blocktaken on the line xI xI of Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is a plan view of a slide member carried by the carriageforcontrolling the operation of the sole-engaging feelers;

Fig. 13 is a plan view of a slide member carried by the carriage forcontrolling the operation of the shoe-positioning feelers;

Fig. 14 is a cover plate secured to the carriage and supporting certainof the parts of the mecha nism; and

Fig. 15 is a detail view of hand-controlled mechanism for releasing theshoe-positioning feelers.

The illustrated machine is of the type disclosed in the above-mentionedBallard patent, the present invention being embodied in mechanism withwhich the machine is provided for relatively positioning the endportions,. as illustrated the heel end, of soles and shoes for thecement sole-"attaching operation, and including also the combination ofsuch mechanism with certain other parts of the machine. Since-thedetails of many portions of the machine of the Ballard patent are of noconsequence so far as the present invention is concerned it is believedto be unnecessary to make a complete disclosure of that machine, andreference may be had to said Ballard patent for a full disclosure ofsuch portions of the machine as are not illustrated and describedherein.

The illustrated machine is provided with a frame comprising a table 20(Fig. .1) supported by legs 22' and arranged to receive a pad box 24(shown also in Fig. 2) by which a shoe 26 (Fig.

5) and a sole 28 (Figs. 2, 4 and 5) may be held clamped forciblytogether while cement, by which the sole is to be attached to the shoe,sets. The machine is provided with means for positioning the toe end ofthe shoe relatively to the sole beforethe clamping pressure is applied,as indicated generally at 30 in Fig. 1, which means, as illustrated, isof a character disclosed and claimed 125 in applicants copendingapplication above referred to, and which, accordingly is not claimedherein. The machine is also provided with novel means for positioningthe heel end of the shoe relatively to the sole, as indicated generallyat 32 in Fig. 1 and. as shown in detail in the other figures.

The pad box 24 comprises a hollow pad member 34 (Figs. 1 and 2) of heavyrubber contained in a box-like confining member 42, preferably analuminum casting having at its top a steel plate 58 provided with anopening 62 conforming generally to the outline of the sole of a shoe andsufflciently large to permit the sole of the largest shoe which is to beoperated upon to be placed 1 on the top wall of the pad member 34. Thepad member 34 is filled with-fluid, for example water, while thebox-like bottom member 42 is provided with a door-like bottom member 44pivoted at 46. The pad box 24 is also provided with a swinging bail 106,which may be brought into position over the heel end of the lasted shoeand sole placed upon the pad 34, and with another bail 104 having atoe-engaging member 114. When a sole and shoe have been placed upon thepad 34, the sole and shoe being positioned relatively to each other bythe positioning mechanisms 30, 32, and the member 114 engaging the toeportion of the shoe and a member carried by the bail 106 engaging thecone of the last, preliminary pressure is applied to the sole and shoethrough connections indicated generally at 108 and operated bydepression of a treadle 118. After sufficient preliminary pressure hasbeen applied in this manner to hold the shoe and sole against movementrelatively to each other, a greater pressure is applied throughmechanism 86 which displaces the door 44. The door 44 is locked indisplaced position by a latch member illustrated at 52, after which thepad box 24 with the shoe 26 and sole 28 clamped therein may be removedfrom the machine and the shoe and sole held under pressure until thecement has set.

Turning now to the mechanism embodying the present invention, which isutilized as illustrated herein for positioning the heel end portions ofthe sole and shoe, the machine is provided with a bracket 112 pivoted at116 to the frame of the machine and adjustably secured in approximatelyhorizontal position by a strut 118 provided with a turn buckle 120. Thebracket 112 is provided with a pair of horizontal tracks 122 (Figs. 6,'7 and 11) having at their left-hand ends depressed portions 124.

Mounted for movement lengthwise of the tracks 122 is a carriage 126provided at each end with a pair of rolls 128 supported by the tracks122 and held against upward displacement relatively to the tracks 122 bycover plates 130 with which the track members 122 are provided, as bestshown in Fig. 11. A side roll or rolls 131 (Fig. 8) may be provided, ifdesired, to reduce friction caused by side thrust of the carriage 126.

Mounted for sliding movement between ways 132 extending lengthwise ofthe carriage 126 at the right-hand end thereof is a slide block 134(Figs. 6, '7, 9 and 10) provided at its left-hand end with a slot 136through which passes a pin 138 which serves as an axle for theright-hand pair of rolls 128. The slide block 134 is provided also witha transversely extending pin 140 to which is secured the end of a cable142 which extends to the right from the slide block 134 over a pulley144 supported at the right-hand extremity of the bracket 112 and then tothe left and downwardly over pulley 146 (Fig. 1) to a treadle 148 which,when the machine is at rest, is held latched in depressed position bymechanism 150 but which when the heel-end positioning mechanism is to bebrought into operation is released and raised by a spring 152, as fullydisclosed in said Ballard patent. Another cable 154 is secured to thepin 138, passing to the left over a pulley 156 and downwardly where itsother end is secured to a weight 158 which is thus held in raisedposition by the latch mechanism 150 while the heel-end positioningmechanism 32 is in inoperative position but which, when the latchmechanism 150 is released, moves downwardly and, through the cable 154,moves the carriage 126 to the left from the position shown in Figs. 1, 2and 6 to approximately the position shown in Figs. 4, 5 and '7, theleft-hand pair of rolls 128 passing into the depressed portions 124 ofthe tracks 122 and tilting the left-hand end of the carriage 126downwardly, as shownin Fig. '7.

Pivoted at 160, 162 to the carriage 126 are a pair of sole-engagingfeelers 164 and a pair of shoe-positioning feelers 166, the two sets offeelers being held against vertical movement by washers 168 resting uponthe feelers 166and themselves held against upward movement by a coverplate 170 (Figs. 2 to '7, 10, 11 and 14) secured to and substantiallyparallel with the upper surface of the carriage 126.

When the positioning mechanism is in its righthand inoperative positionsole-engaging members 1'72, with which the feelers 164 are provided, areheld spaced from each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, by a distancewhich is considerably greater than the width of the heel-seat portion ofthe widest sole which is to be operated on, and they are maintained inthis widely spaced position until, by the movement of the carriage 126,they are brought into position over the pad member 34 and are therebylocated one upon each side of the heel-seat portion of a sole which theoperator has placed upon the pad member.

Mechanism which will now be described is provided for then moving theleft-hand ends of the feelers 164 toward each other until they engageand are positioned by the edges of a sole 28, as shown in Fig. 4, whichthe operator has placed upon the pad 34.

For this purpose the carriage 126 carries a slide member 1'74, shown indetail in Fig. 12,

and urged toward the left by a spring 1'76 anchored at one end to a pin178 (Fig. 6) depending from the slide member 1'74 downwardly through aslot 179 (Fig. 8) formed in the carriage 126 and at the other end to apin 180 at the left-hand end of that carriage. Toward its left-hand endthe slide member 1'74 is provided with an upstanding pin 182 carrying arectangular slide block 184 positioned in a slot 186 formed in a slidemember 188 overlying the slide member 1'74 and shown in detail in Fig.13. The slide member 188 is utilized to control the widthwise positionof the shoe-positioning feelers 166, the arrangement, by reason of theengagement of the block 184 and the slide-way 186, being such that asthe left-hand end of the slide member 1'74 is moved transversely topermit the members 1'72 of the sole-engaging feelers to come intocontact with the edge of a sole 28 the lefthand end of the slide member188 will partake of the same movement, thus equalizing the widthwiseseparation of the work-engaging faces of the shoe-positioning feelers166 from the worke ngaging faces of the sole-positioning feelers 164 ofthe feeler members 164, and the slide member 188 is provided with a pairof inclined slots 194 in which are positioned a pair of pins 196extending upwardly from the right-hand ends of the feeler members 166, apin 198 (Figs. 3 to '7,

9 and 10) carried by the slide block 134 passing through a hole 200 nearthe right-hand end of the slide member 1'74 and through an elongatedslot 202 extending lengthwise of the slide member 188 toward itsright-hand extremity. From this condition it follows that the slidemembers 1'74, 188 may have lengthwise movement relatively to each other,but when the forward end of the slide 1'74 is moved transversely theforward end of the slide 188 partakes of the same movement, the twoslides swinging about the pin 198 so that sole-engaging andshoepositioning portions 172 and 204 of the feelers 16.4 and 166 remainat all times symmetrically positioned with respect to each other, theshoeengaging members 204 carried at the left-hand ends of theshoe-positioning feelers 166 being normally equally spaced from avertical plane extending lengthwise of the pad box and equidistant fromor bisecting a line joining the soleengaging members 172 of the feelers164. To permit adjustment, as in setting up the machine, of thesole-engaging feelers 164 relatively to the shoe-positioning feelers166, the portion of the pin 198 which passes through the hole 200 of theslide member 174 is eccentric, as shown at 206 (Fig. 9), and the upperend of the pin is square, as shown at 208, so that the pin can beconveniently engaged by a wrench or other suitable implement to adjustthe position of the eccentric 206. A set screw 210 is threaded into theblock 134 and engages the pin 198 beneath the eccentric portion so as tolock the pin in adjusted position.

In order to hold the feelers 164, 166 against transverse movement whenthe positioning mechanism 32 is in its right-hand inoperative positionbut to permit widthwise floating movement of the feelers when in otherpositions, the righthand end of the slot 179 is narrowed, as shown at212 in Fig. 8, being only wide enough to provide an easy fit for the pin178, while the remainder of the slot 179 is several times as wide as thediameter of the pin 178. It will be understood, of course, that the pin178 occupies the narrow portion 212 of the slot 179 when the carriage128 is pulled to the right by the cable 142 at the conclusion of thecycle of operation of the machine and that the spring 176 pulls the pin178 into the wide portion of the slot 179 when the cable 142 is slackedby the raising of the ,treadle 148 after the latch mechanism 150 isreleased to permit the weight 158 to move the carriage 126 to the leftthrough the cable 154.

In order properly to control the position at which the sole-engagingfeelers 164 engage the sole 28 lengthwise thereof, a feeler member 214(Figs. 2 to 7) provided with a depending portion 216 adjustable througha screw and slot connection 218 is mounted upon the cover plate 170which is provided with a pair of rolls 220 between which the right-hand.end of the feeler member 214 is positioned and by which it is guided. Atthe left-hand end of the plate 170 is a guide member 222 beneath whichthe feeler member 214 passes, the guide member 222 being spaced from theplate 170 by a distance slightly greater than the thickness of thefeeler member 214 and resting on a pair of washers 224 through whichpass screws 226 by which the guide member 222 is held in place.

While the positioning mechanism 32 is in its right-hand inoperativeposition, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 6, the feeler member 214projects a considerable distance toward the left from the end of thecarriage 170, being held in that position by mechanism presently to bedescribed. When, however, the portion 216 of the feeler 214 encounters asubstantial resistance, contacting with the end of the sole 28, as shownin Fig. 4, or, if preferred, with the operator's thumb held at the endof the sole, the carriage 126 is latched against further movement to theleft by mechanism which will now be described. For this purpose a lever228 (best shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5) is fulcrumed at 230 to a bracket232 carried by the carriage 126. Toward its'right-hand end the lever 228is provided with a depending tooth or dog 234 which, when the carriage126'is moved to its right-hand position, as shown in Fig. 3, engages-aninclined cam surface 236 formed on a block 238 adjustably connected tothe bracket 112 by a screw and slot connection 240. Thus the lever 228is rocked in a counter-clockwise direction against the tension of aspring 242 one end of which is anchored-to a pin 244 carried by aforwardly projecting arm of the lever 228 and the other end of which isanchored to a pin 246 projecting upwardly from a lever 248 fulcrumed at250 tothe plate 170 which is carried by the carriage 128. A roll 252carried by the left-hand end of the lever 228 engages the intermediateportion of the spring 242, serving to press a latch block 254 dependingfrom the left-hand end of the lever 228 into a recess 255 formed at theforward end of the lever 248 while the carriage 126 is in itsinoperative right-hand position as shown in Fig. 3. A lug 256 carried bythe rear end of the lever 248 contacts with the right-hand end of thefeeler member 214. When, during the movement of the carriage 126 towardthe left, the member 216 of the feeler member 214 encounters resistanceoccasioned by contact with the sole 28 or with the operators thumb heldadjacent to the sole and comes to rest, a slight continuation of themovement of the carriage 126, which at this time is being moved to theleft by the weight 158, rocks the lever 248 in a clockwise direction, asviewed in Figs. 2 and 3, thus releasing the latch block 254 of the lever228 and permitting the lever 228 to swing in a clockwise direction underthe influence of the spring 242 to the position in Fig. 4 whereby thetooth or dog 234 moves into engagement with a stationary ratchet 258secured to the bracket 112, thus holding the carriage 126 againstfurthermovement to the left. At this time the cable 142 has become slack (asshown in Fig. 7) since the treadle 148 has been lifted by the spring 152to its uppermost position, so that the block 134 and the slide member174 are free to continue their movement to the left and do in factcontinue such movement under the tension of the spring 1'76. Thismovement to the left of the slide member 174, by reason of theengagement of the pins 192 of the sole-engaging feelers 164 in theinclined slots 190, spreads the right-hand ends of the feelers 164,bringing the left-hand ends of the feelers together so that the members1'72 are brought into engagement with the edges of the sole 28. If thesole 28 is in a position unsym- 13 metrical with respect to thepositioning mechanism 32 then the left-hand end of the slide member 174will move to the left or the right when one of the members 172 engagesone edge of the sole 28, as may be necessary to bring the other 5 member172 into engagement with the other edge of the sole, for at this timethe pin 178 has moved from the narrow portion of the slot 79 andtransverse movement of the slide member 174 is therefore possible. Anysuch transverse movement of the slidemember 174 is accompanied by acorresponding transverse movement of the slide member 188 by reason ofthe engagement of the block 184 carried by the pin 182 of the slidemember 174 in the slide-way 186 of the 5 slide member 188, and this inturn moves the feelers 166 transversely so that they are maintainedsymmetrically positioned with respect to the feelers 164.

At this time the parts are in approximately the position shown in Fig.4. if'he operator then places a shoe 26 upon the sole 28, which isrest,- ing on the pad 34, positioning the toe portion of the sole underthe member 114 and with the heel portion of the shoe under the bail 106.The toe portion of the shoe is positioned relatively to the sole by thepositioning mechanism 80 at the left-hand side of the machine and theheel portion of the shoe is positioned relatively to the sole bymechanism with which the heel end positioning means 32 is provided aswill now be described.

It will be remembered that the slide member 188 is provided with a pairof inclined slots 194 in which are positioned pins 196 depending fromthe feelers 166. Accordingly, it is only necessary to move the slidemember 188 to the left in order to cause the feelers 166 to grip thecounter portion of the shoe which the operator has placed upon the sole188 and to position the shoe symmetrically with respect to the sole 28,as shown in Fig. 5. For this purpose a tension spring 260 is anchored atone end to a pin 262 projecting upwardly from the plate 170 and at theother end to the extremity of the forwardly projecting arm 264 of athree-arm lever 266 which is fulcrumed at 268 to a lug 270 projectingfrom the rear of the bracket 112. Extending downwardly from the arm 264of the lever 266-4s a pin 272 the lower end of which is positioned in aslot 274 extending transversely of the slide member 188. Thus clockwisemovement (as viewed in Figs. 3, 4 and 5) of the lever 266 under thetension of the spring 260 will move the left-hand ends of the feelers166 toward each other, causing the feelers 166 to position the shoe 26symmetrically with respect to the sole 28. Such action of the lever 266is restrained, until after the feelers 164 have been positioned by thesole 28, by a latch 276 (Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 15) engaging a block 278extending to the left from the left-hand arm of the lever 266. Acompression spring 280 one end portion of which is housed in a cavity inthe latch 276 tends to rock the left-hand end of the latch member 276downwardly (in a counter-clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 15) thusmaintaining the latch 276 in operative position relatively to the block278. In order to release the latch 276 from the block 278, when it isdesired to release the shoe-positioning feelers 166, a controller shownas a hand lever 282 is secured to the latch member 276, as shown forexample in Figs. 3 and 15, and to prevent excessive movement of thelatch member 276 under the influence of its spring 280 after the latchmember is released, a pin 284, projecting from a lug 286 to which thelatch member 276 is fulcrumed, engages a shoulder 288 formed on the handlever 282. In order toreset the latch mechanism when the carriage 126 ismoved to the right to its inoperative position a block 290 is adjustablysecured by a screw and slot connection 292 (Fig. 3) to the bracket 112,the block 290 being provided with an inclined cam face 294 in the pathof a roll 296 carried by the lever 266, thereby rotating the lever 266in a counter-clockwise direction and causing the block 278 to pass underan inclined surface 300 (Fig. 15) formed at the end of the latch member276 and back of and into engagement with a shoulder 302 formed on thatlatch member, whereby the parts are secured in the position shown inFig. 3.

that the member 218 will not be caught beneath the rear end of the shoe.For this p use a three-armed lever 304 is fulcrumed at 30 to arearwardly projecting portion 307 (Fig. 14) of the plate 170. Aforwardly projecting arm 308 of the lever 304 is positioned to the leftof and has engagement with a pin 310 carried near the righthand end ofthe feeler member 214, while adownwardly extending pin 312 carried bythe righthand arm of the lever 304 is engaged by the block 278 while theparts are in the inoperative position of Fig. 3 thus preventingcounter-clockwise movement of the lever 304 under the influence of atension spring 314 anchored at 316 to the left-hand arm of the lever 304and at the other end to the pin 262 which is carried by the plate 170.Thus it will be observed that when,

with the parts in the position of Fig. 4, the latch block 278 isreleased by the depression of the hand lever 282, the lever 304 will bereleased for counter-clockwise movement under tension of the spring 314and will withdraw the feeler member 214 substantially simultaneouslywith the movement of the feelers 166 to their shoe-positioning position,the parts then occupying the position shown in Fig. 5. By the time theparts reach the positions shown in Fig. 5 the shoe 26 will have beenpositioned relatively to the sole 28. The operator then swings the bail106 up over the shoe 26, if he 'has not previously done so, anddepresses the treadle 118 to, apply the preliminary pressure. When apart of the preliminary pressure has been applied, enough to preventrelative movement of the, shoe and the sole, it may be desirable towithdraw the sole-engaging members 172 of the feelers 164 to preventthem from being caught between the upper of the shoe 26 and the pad 34.For this purpose a hand lever 318 is i'ulcrumed at 320 to an arm 322extending to 1 the left from the carriage 128, the rear end of the lever318 being pivoted at 324 to the righthand end of a link 326 theleft-hand end of which is carried by the pin 198 which, it will beremembered, passes also through the hole 200 In in the left-hand end ofthe slide member 174. Thus clockwise movement of the hand lever 318 fromthe position shown in Fig. 5 toward the position shown in Fig. 3 willwithdraw the members 172 of the feelers 162 from engagement with thesole and, since further preliminary pressure is applied by the operatorat this time, it will be. impossible for the members 172 to move beneaththe counter portion of the shoe 26 when the operator releases the handle318.

After the preliminary pressure has been applied the finalpressure-applying mechanism 86 is operated, as fully described in saidBallard Patent No. 1,897,105, and when the final pressure has beencompletely applied the treadle 148 is rewhich the operator can removethe pad box 24 from the machine.

In operating the positioning mechanism 32, after the operator has placedon the pad 34 a sole 28, the attaching surface of which is coated withpyroxylin cement, freshly cut with suitable solvent, he releases thelatch mechanism 150, thus permitting the treadle 148 to be lifted by thespring 152 so that the weight 158 is effective through the cable 154 tomove the car- I riage 126 to the left from the position shown in Figs.1, 2, 3 and 6 to the position shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 7. When the member216 of the feeler 214 meets the end of the sole28, or the operator'sthumb held adjacent to the end of the sole, the sole and shoepositioning portions 1'72 and 204 of the feelers 164 and 166 will be inthe proper position longitudinally of the sole. The holding of thefeeler member 214 against further movement to the left, rocks the lever248 in a clockwise direction, from the position of Fig. 3 to theposition of Fig. 5, releasing the latch block 254 and permitting thespring 242 to move the tooth or dog 284 of the lever 228 into engagementwith ratchet 258 thus locking the carriage 126, as shown in Fig. 4,against further movement to the left. When this takes place the tensionof the spring 176 moves the slide member 174 to the left so that thesoleengaging members 1'72 of the feelers 164 are positioned by the sole28, the forward end of the slide member 174 moving transversely one wayor the other and correspondingly moving the left-hand end of the slidemember 188. The operator then places a shoe 26, the overlasted portionof the bottom of which has been scoured and coated with suitable cement,on the sole 28 and depresses the hand lever 282, thus releasing thelever 266 and permitting the spring 260 to move the slide member 188forwardly, thereby moving the left-hand end of the feelers 166 towardeach other into engagement with the shoe 26 and positioning the shoesymmetrically with respect to the sole 28, and at the same timepermitting the spring 314 to rock the lever 304 in a counter-clockwisedirection thus withdrawing the feeler member 214. The operator thenstarts to apply the preliminary pressure and, if conditions are such asto make it desirable, swings the hand lever 318 in a clockwise directionfrom the position of Fig. 5 toward the position in Fig. 3, thuswithdrawing the soleengaging members 172 of the feelers 164 so that theywill not be caught beneath the shoe when the final pressure is applied.After the application of the final pressure, the treadle 148 isdepressed by power-operated mechanism and is latched in depressedposition by the latch member 150, the depression of the treadle 148being effective through the cable 142 to return the carriage 126 to itsright-hand inoperative position, at the start of which return movementthe work engaging ends 172, 204 of the feelers 164 and 166 are spread bytheir movement toward the right relatively to the slide members 1'74,I88. At the conclusion of this movement of the carriage 126, the lever266 is returned to the position shown in Fig. 3 by the engagement of theroll 296 with the cam surface 294 and the latch 2'76 becomes operativenot only to hold the lever 266 in that position but also to hold thelever 304 in the position shown in Fig. 3 with the spring 314 undertension. Also the engagement of the tooth or dog 234 with the camsurface 236 of the block 238 rocks the lever 228 in a counter-clockwisedirection, causing the latch block 254 to engage the recess 255 at theforward end of the lever 248 so that the lug 256 at its rearward end(Fig. 3) will be thrust against the right-hand end of the feeler member214 and will move it to the position shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure as Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination,a pair of feelers arranged for movement widthwise of a sole intoengagement with opposite edge portions thereof and mounted for floatingmovement transversely of the sole, a second pair of feelers arranged forrelative movement toward and into engagement with opposite portions of ashoe to position the shoe relatively to the sole and also mounted forfloating transverse movement, and means for controlling said movementsof the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause theshoe-positioning feelers in their floating movement to follow the soleengaging feelers thereby to position the shoe symmetrically with respectto the sole.

2. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination,a pair of feelers arranged for movement as a unit lengthwise of a soleand also toward each other and widthwise of the sole into engagementwith opposite edges thereof near the heel end of the sole whereby thefeelers are positioned by the sole, a second pair of feelers mounted forsimilar movement lengthwise of a shoe resting on the sole and forrelative movement toward each other and into engagement with the counterportion of the shoe at opposite sides thereof, thereby positioning theshoe relatively to the sole, and connections between the two sets offeelers constructed and arranged to control said widthwise movementsthereof to cause the feelers to position the shoe symmetrically withrespect to the sole.

3. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination,a member upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while soleattachingpressure is applied thereto, feelers arranged for floating movement inthe same direction and for movement toward each other widthwise of asole on said member into engagement with edge portions of the sole to bepositioned thereby, other feelers arranged for similar fioating movementin the same direction and for relative movement to each other intoengagement with a shoe resting on the sole to position the shoerelatively to the sole, and connections between the two sets of feelersconstructed and arranged to cause the feelersto position the shoesymmetrically with respect to the sole.

4. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination,a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attachingpressure is applied thereto, a pair of feelers arranged for movementlengthwise of a sole on the pad into the vicinity of its end portion andthen toward each other into engagement with the opposite edge portionsof the sole near an end thereof, a second pair of feelers arranged forsimilar lengthwise movement and for relative movementtoward each otherinto engagement with opposite sides of a shoe resting on the sole toposition the shoe relatively to the sole, and connections between thetwo sets of feelers constructed and arranged to cause theshoe-positioning feelers to position the shoe symmetrically with respectto the sole.

5. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, shoeandsole-positioning mechanism comprising a pair of feelers arranged forlengthwise movement as a unit and for relative movement toward eachother into engagement with the edge portions of a sole near an endthereof, a second pair of feelers mounted for lengthwise movement withthe first pair and for relative movement thereafter toward each otherinto engagement with a shoe which is to be positioned relatively to thesole, and means for controlling the widthwise movements of the two setsof feelers constructed and arranged to cause the shoe and sole-engagingportions of the feelers to position the shoe symmetrically with respectto the sole.

6. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination,a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable toward an end of a sole onsaid member, a pair of feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinalmovement therewith and constructed and arranged for movement intoengagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position thefeelers in accordance with the location of the sole, a pair ofshoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and normally restrainedagainst movement toward each other, and a controller operable to releasethe shoe-positioning feelers thereby causing them to position a shoelocated upon the sole symmetrically widthwise of the sole.

7. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination,a pad arranged to support a sole and shoe while sole-attaching pressureis applied thereto, a pair of sole-engaging members, a pair ofshoe-positioning members, means for moving the sole-engaging andshoepositioning members lengthwise of a sole which is to be operatedupon and for thereafter moving the sole-engaging members into engagementwith opposite edge portions of the sole while maintaining theshoe-positioning members at rest, means tending to move theshoe-positioning members toward each other into engagement with a shoepositioned on the sole but maintained inoperative until after thesole-engaging members are moved into engagement with the sole, andconnections between the sole-engaging and the shoe-positioning membersconstructed and arranged to control the relative widthwise movement ofthe two sets of members.

8. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, in combination,a pad arranged to support a sole and shoe while sole-attaching pressureis applied thereto, a carriage movable toward an end of a sole on saidmember, a pair of feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinalmovement therewith and constructed and arranged for movement intoengagement with opposite edge portions thereof to position the feelersin accordance with the location of the sole, a pair of shoe-positioningfeelers mounted on the carriage, connections between the two pairs offeelers constructed and arranged to maintain the feelers of the twopairs symmetrical with respect to a single plane, and a controlleroperable to cause movement of the shoe-positioning feelers therebycausing them to position a shoe resting upon the sole symmetrically withrespect to the sole.

9. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, shoe andsole-positioning mechanism comprising a pair of feelers arranged formovement as a unit lengthwise and for relative movement toward eachother into engagement with the edge portions of a sole near an endthereof, a second pair of feelers mounted for lengthwise movement withthe first pair and for relative movement thereafter toward each otherinto engagement with a shoe resting on the sole and which is to bepositioned relatively to the sole, and means for controlling thewidthwise movements of the two sets of feelers constructed and arrangedto cause the shoe-engaging portions of the shoeengaging feelers to be atall times equidistant from a plane equidistant between the sole engagasole upon the pad near an end of the sole, a second pair of feelersmounted for lengthwise movement with the first pair and for relativemovement thereafter toward each other into engagement with a shoe whichis to be positioned relatively to the sole, and means for controllingthe widthwise movements of the two sets of feelers during each operationthereof constructed and arranged to equalize at the two sides of theshoe the widthwise separation of the work-engaging faces of theshoe-positioning feelers from the work-engaging faces of thesole-engaging feelers, thereby positioning the shoe and solesymmetrically with respect to each other for the application of thesole-attaching pressure.

11. A machine for use in the manufactureiof shoes having a pair ofsole-engaging members, a pair of shoe-positioning members, a weightarranged to move the sole-engaging and shoe-positioning memberslengthwise of a sole which is to be operated upon, a spring forthereafter moving the sole-engaging members into engagement withopposite edge portions of the sole, a spring tending to move theshoe-positioning members toward each other into engagement with a shoeresting on the sole, connections between the soleengaging and theshoe-positioning members constructed and arranged to maintain theshoe-engaging members equidistant from a plane which is also equidistantbetween the sole-engaging members, a latch holding the shoe-positioningmembers against relative movement toward each other, and a hand leverfor releasing said latch.

12. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pair of soleengaging members, a pair of shoe-positioningmembers, connections between the sole-engaging and the shoe-positioningmembers constructed and arranged to maintain the shoe-positioningmembers at all times equally spaced from a plane which is equally spacedbetween the sole-engaging members, means for moving the sole-engagingand the shoe-positioning members lengthwise of a sole which is to beoperated upon and for thereafter moving the sole-engaging members intoengagement with opposite edgs portions of the sole, means tending to movthe shoepositioning members toward each other into engagement with ashoe resting on the sole, a latch holding the shoe-positioning membersagainst relative movement toward each other, and a manually operablecontroller for releasing said latch.

13. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a member upon 4 which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesoleattaching pressure is applied'thereto, a carriage movable towardsaid members, a member movable with the carriage and relatively thereto,means rendered operative by movement of said member relatively to thecarriage to hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole,4 and means carried by the carriage constructed and arranged to positionthe shoe and sole rela- 15o tively to each other for the reception ofthe soleattaching pressure.

14. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad. upon which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable towardthe sole on the pad, a member carried by the carriage, means renderedoperative by resistance to further movement thereby to cause said memberto hold the carriage against further movement toward the sole, and meanscarried by the carriage constructed and arranged to be positioned by thesole after the carriage comes to rest and thereafter to position a shoeresting on the sole.

15. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable toward an endof a sole on said member, means moving with the carriage and renderedoperative by resistance to further movement for holding the carriageagainst further movement toward the sole, and feelers carried by thecarriage constructed and arranged for movement into engagement withopposite edge portions of the sole when the carriage comes to rest toposition the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole. I

16. A machine for usein the manufacture of shoes having, a combination,a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attachingpressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward said member, afeeler-member carried by the carriage, means rendered operative byresistance to further movement of the feelermember to latch the carriageagainst further movement toward the sole, and feelers carried by thecarriage constructed and arranged to position the shoe and solerelatively to each other for the reception of the sole-attachingpressure.

17. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable towardthe sole on the pad, a feeler-member carried by the carriage renderedoperative by resistance to further movement thereby to latch thecarriage against further movement toward the sole, feelers carried bythe carriage constructed and arranged to be positioned by the sole afterthe carriage comes to rest, and other feelers thereafter to position ashoe relatively to the sole.

18. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable longitudinallyof a sole on said member, a member carried by the carriage renderedoperative by resistance to further movement thereby to latch thecarriage against further movement toward the sole, and feelers carriedby the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed andarranged for transverse movement into engagement with opposite edgeportions of the sole to position the feelers in accordance with thelocation of the sole.

19. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward anend of a sole on the pad, a latch, a member carried by the carriage andacting when its movement is arrested to cause the latch to hold thecarriage against further movement toward the sole, and feelers carriedby the carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed andarranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of thesole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of thesole.

20. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a sole-receiving member, acarriage movable lengthwise of asole on said member toward an end of the sole, a feeler-member carriedby the carriage, means rendered operative by resistance to furthermovement of the feeler for holding the carriage against further movementtoward the sole, feelers carried by the carriage for longitudinalmovement therewith constructed and arranged formovement widthwise of thesole into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to positionthe feelers in accordance with the location of the sole, shoepositioningfeelers mounted on the carriage and normally held against movementtoward each other, and means operable after the sole-engaging feelershave been positioned by the sole for releasing the shoe-positioningfeelers, thereby causing them to position a shoe resting upon the solesymmetrically widthwise of the sole.

21. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable longitudinallyof said member toward an end of a sole thereon, a latch, a feeler-membercarried by the carriage and operative when resistance to furthermovement thereof is met to cause the latch to hold the carriage againstfurther movement toward the sole, feelers carried by the carriage forlongitudinal movement therewith constructed and arranged for movementinto engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position thefeelers in accordance with the location of the sole, shoe-positioningfeelers mounted on the carriage and nor.- mally held against movementtoward each other, and latch mechanism for normally holding theshoe-engaging feelers against movement toward each other and operableafter the sole-engaging feelers have been positioned for releasing theshoe-positioning feelers, thereby causing them to position a shoelocated upon the sole symmetrically with respect to the sole.

22. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a sole-receiving member, a carriage movable toward saidmember, a latch, a feeler-member carried by the carriage andoperating-when it meets resistance to further movement to cause thelatch to hold the carriage against further movement toward thesole-receiving member, means carried by the carriage and movable intoengagement with opposite edge portions of a sole on the sole-receivingmember to be positioned thereby relatively to the sole, and means forwithdrawing the feeler.

23. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a movable carriage, a feeler member carried by thecarriage, and means rendered operative when the feeler member meetsresistance to forward movement positively to secure the carriage againstfurther forward movement.

24. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a movable carriage, a feeler member carried by thecarriage, a latch, and connections rendered operative when the feelermember meets resistance to forward movement thereby to cause the latchto hold the car- .riage against further forward movement.

25. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a movable carriage, a feeler member carried by andmountshoes having, in combination, a sole-receiving member, a carriagemovable toward said member, a latch, a feeler-member carried by thecarriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement to causethe latch to hold the carriage against further movement toward a sole onthe sole-receiving member, means carried by the carriage and movableinto engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to be positionedthereby relatively to the sole, means for thereafter withdrawing thefeeler-member, and means carried by the carriage operable substantiallysimultaneously with the withdrawal of the feeler-member for positioninga shoe resting on the sole relatively to the sole.

27. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a member upon which a shoe and sole may be positioned, acarriage movable endwise of and toward a sole on said member, a latch, afeelen carried by the carriage, means rendered operative by resistanceto further movement of the feeler to cause the latch to hold thecarriage against further movement toward the sole, means carried by thecarriage constructed and arranged to position the sole and a shoe on thesole widthwise relatively to -each other and including separatesole-engagmg and shoe-positioning members, and means operable towithdraw the feeler after the engagement of said sole-engaging memberswith the sole.

28. A machine for use in the-manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad upon which a shoe and sole are positioned whilesole-at taching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable towardan end of the sole on said pad, a latch, a feeler-member projecting fromthe carriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement of thefeeler to cause the latch to hold the carriage against further movementtoward the sole, means carried by the carriage constructed and arrangedto position the shoe and sole relatively to each other for the receptionof the sole-attaching pressure and including separate sole-engaging andshoe-positioning members, a spring tending to withdraw the feelermember,a latch normally holding the feelermember projecting from the carriage,and means operable to release the last-named latch after the carriage islatched against movement toward the sole.

29. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a member upon which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesole-,

attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward 'theend of a sole on said pad, a latch, a feeler-member carried by thecarriage and movable relatively thereto, means rendered operative byresistance to further movement of the feeler-member to cause the latchto hold the carriage against further movement, a pair of feelers carriedby the carriage constructed and arranged for movement into engagementwith opposite edge portions of the sole to position the feelers inaccordance with the location of the sole, a pair of shoe-positioningfeelers mounted on the carriage and constructed and arranged formovement toward each other to position a shoe on the sole, andconnections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged tomaintain the shoe-engaging feelers symmetrically located relatively tothe sole-engaging feelers whereby the shoe will be positionedsymmetrically relatively to the sole regardless of substantialvariations in the position of the sole, and means for with- .drawing thefeeler-member operable after engagement of the sole by the sole-engagingfeelers.

30. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad upon which a sole and-shoe are positioned whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable towardthe end of a sole on said pad, a latch, a feeler-member carried by thecarriage rendered operative by resistance to further movement to causethe latch to hold the carriage against further movement, a pair offeelers carried by the carriage constructed and arranged for movementinto engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole to position thefeelers in accordance with the location of the sole, a pair ofshoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and constructed andarranged for movement toward each other to position a shoe on the sole,connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged tomaintain the shoe-engaging feelers symmetrically located with respect tothe soleengaging feelers whereby the shoe will be positionedsymmetrically relatively to the sole regardless of substantialvariations in the position of the sole on the pad, and a hand leveroperable to cause the feeler-member to be withdrawn after engagement ofthe sole by the sole-engaging feelers.

31. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a carriage movable toward anend of a sole on said pad, a member carried by the carriage renderedoperative by resistance to further movement thereby to hold the carriageagainst'further movement toward the sole, a pair of feelers carried bythe carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed andarranged for movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of thesole to position the feelers in accordance with the location of thesole, a pair of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage andnormally latched against movement toward each other, connections betweenthe two sets of feelers constructed and arranged to maintain the twofeelers of each pair at all times equidistant from a single planelocated between them, and means operable after the sole-engaging feelershave been positioned for releasing the shoepositioning feelers, therebycausing them to'position a shoe located upon the sole symmetricallywidthwise of the sole.

32. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a member upon which a sole is placed by the operator, acarriage movable toward an end of the sole on said member, afeeler-member carried by the carriage, means rendered operative byresistance to further movement of the feeler-member to hold the carriageagainst further movement toward the sole, feelers carried by the.carriage for longitudinal movement therewith constructed and arrangedfor movement into engagement with opposite edge portions of the sole toposition the feelers in accordance with the location of the sole,shoe-positioning feelers carried by the carriage and normally latchedagainst movement to- Ward each other, means operable after thesoleengaging feelers have beenpositioned by the sole for releasing theshoe-positioning feelers, thereby causing them to position a shoelocated upon the sole symmetrically widthwise of the sole, and means forwithdrawing the feeler-member operable after the latching of thecarriage against forward movement.

33. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, the combination ofa pad upon which a sole is placed by the operator, a carriage, means formoving the carriage toward an end of a sole placed upon the pad, afeeler-member mounted on the carriage for movement therewith toward andfrom the end of the sole, means rendered operative by resistance tofurther movement of the feeler-member to latch the carriage againstfurther movement toward the sole, feelers mounted on the carriageconstructed and arranged to be positioned by engagement with the edgesof a sole on the pad, and means for holding said feelers againstmovement in a direction transversely of the sole until the carriage islatched against movement toward the sole and for releasing the feelersas the carrier is latched and for urging them into engagement with theedge portions of a the sole.

34. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, mechanism forrelatively positioning the end portions of a sole and shoe comprising acarriage, means for moving the carriage toward an end of a sole withrespect to which a shoe is to be positioned, means for holding thecarriage against further movement when it has reached a positiondetermined with reference to a sole which has been presented to themachine, sole-engaging feelers mounted on the carriage for movementtherewith and arranged for movement toward each other widthwise of thesole thereby to be positioned by engagement with the edge of the sole, asecond set of shoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and heldspaced apart during the movement of the carriage by a distance greaterthan the width of the part of the shoe which they are to engage, meansfor releasing said shoe-positioning fingers, operable after thesole-engaging fingers have been positioned by a sole, to permitwidthwise movement of the shoe-positioning fingers into engagement withthe upper of a shoe located on the sole, and means constructed andarranged to maintain the shoeengaging fingers substantiallysymmetrically located relatively to the sole-engaging fingers wherebythe shoe will be positioned properly rela tively to the sole regardlessof substantial variations in the position of the sole.

35. In a machine for use in cement-attaching soles to shoes, a pad uponwhich a sole and shoe are positioned while sole-attaching pressure isapplied thereto and mechanism for positioning the heel end portions of asole and shoe on the pad comprising a carriage, means for moving thecarriage toward the heel end of a sole on the pad, means for holding thecarriage against further movement when it has reached a positiondetermined by reference to the heel end of the sole, a set ofsole-engaging feelers mounted on the carriage for movement therewith andarranged for movement toward each other widthwise of the sole thereby tobe positioned by engagement with the edges of the sole; a set ofshoe-positioning feelers mounted on the carriage and held spaced apartduring the movement of the carriage by a distance greater than the widthof the counter portion of the shoe which they are to pcsition, means forreleasing said shoe-positioning 'fingers operable after thesole-engaging fingers shoe located on the sole, and means constructedand arranged to maintain the shoe-engaging fingers symmetrically locatedrelatively to the sole-engaging fingers whereby the shoe will bepositioned symmetrically relatively to the sole regardless ofsubstantial variations in the position of the sole on the pad.

36. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto and mechanism for positioningthe heel end portions of a sole and shoe on the padcomprising acarriage, means for moving the carriage toward an end of a sole on thepad, means for holding the carriage against further movement when it hasreached a position determined with reference to the heel end of thesole, feelers mounted on the carriage for movement therewith andarranged for movement toward each other widthwise of the sole thereby tobe positioned by engagement with the edges of the sole, shoe-positioningfeelers mounted on the carriage and spaced apart during the movement ofthe carriage by a distance greater than the width of the counter portionof the shoe which they are to position, a spring urging saidshoe-positioning fingers toward each other, a latch restraining saidshoe-positioning fingers from movement under the influence of saidspring, a manually operable controller for releasing said latch, therebypermitting said spring to move said shoe-positioning fingers widthwiseinto engagement with the upper of a shoe located on the sole, andconnections between the two sets of feelers maintaining theshoe-engaging portions of the shoe-positioning feelers symmetricallylocated relatively to the sole-engaging portions of the sole-engagingfingers whereby the shoe will be positioned symmetrically relatively tothe sole regardless of substantial variations in the position of thesole.

3'7. In a machine for use in the manufacture of shoes, the combinationof a pad upon which a sole is placed by the operator, a carriage, meansfor moving the carriage toward an end of a sole placed upon the pad, 9.feeler-member mounted on the carriage for movement therewith toward andfrom the end of the sole, means rendered operative by resistance tofurther movement of the feeler-member upon striking the end of a sole onthe. pad to latch the carriage against further movement toward the sole,feelers mounted on the carriage constructed and arranged to bepositioned by engagement with the edges of a sole on the pad, saidfeelers being held against movement in a direction transversely of thesole until the carriage is latched against movement toward the sole, andbeing released as the carriage is latched and urged into engagement withthe edge portions of the sole, shoe-positioning feelers mounted on thecarriage and arranged for movement lengthwise of the sole on the padwith the sole-engaging feelers and normally held 38. A machine for usein the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a member upon which asole and shoe are positioned while soleattaching pressure is appliedthereto, sole-engaging members arranged for movement widthwise of a solepositioned on said first-named member into engagement with opposite edgeportions of the sole to be positioned thereby, shoepositioning membersarranged for relative movement toward each other into engagement withopposite sides of a shoe resting on the sole to position the shoerelatively to the sole, and means for withdrawing the sole-engagingmembers without disturbing the position of the shoe-positioning members.

39. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad upon which a sole and shoe are positioned whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, feelers arranged formovement widthwise of the sole positioned on said pad into engagementwith opposite edge portions of the sole to be positioned thereby, otherfeelers arranged for relative movement toward each other into engagementwith opposite sides of a shoe resting on the sole to position the shoerelatively to the sole, connections between the two sets of feelersconstructed and arranged to cause the feelers to position the shoesymmetrically with respect to thesole, and means for withdrawing thesole-engaging feelers without disturbing the position of theshoe-positioning feelers.

40. In a machine for use in cement-attaching soles to shoes, thecombination of a member arranged to support a shoe and'sole whilesoleattaching pressure is applied thereto, a pair of sole-engagingfeelers arranged for movement into engagement with opposite-edgeportions of a sole on the pad to be positioned thereby, a pair ofshoe-positioning feelers arranged to position a shoe on-the sole,connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged tocause the shoe-positioning fingers to position the shoe centrally withrespect to the sole, a feeler-member movable toward the sole,connections between the feeler-member and the sole-engaging andshoepositioning feelers to cause the feeler-member to position thesole-engaging and shoe-positioning feelers lengthwise of the sole andshoe, and means for withdrawing the sole-positioning feelers after theshoe and sole have been relatively positioned without disturbing theshoe-positioning feelers and before the complete sole-attaching pressurehas been applied.

41. A machine for use in the manufacture of shoes having, incombination, a pad arranged to support a shoe and sole whilesole-attaching pressure is applied thereto, a pair of sole-engagingfeelers arranged for movement into engagement with opposite edgeportions of a sole on the pad to be positioned thereby, a pair ofshoe-positioning feelers arranged to position a shoe on the sole,connections between the two sets of feelers constructed and arranged tocause the shoe-positioning fingers to position the shoe symmetricallywith respect to the sole, a feeler-member movable toward the sole,connections between the feelermember and the sole-engaging andshoe-positioning feelers to cause the feeler-member to position thesole-engaging and shoe-positioning feelers lengthwise of the sole andshoe, and means for withdrawing the sole-positioning feelers after theshoe and sole have been relatively positioned 110

